I have been reading the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich ("One for the Money", "Two for the Dough" etc.) and I have realized that Stephanie Plum is a fellow palp sufferer! Whenever she is anxious her heart does weird things, like skipping beats, flutters, pounding etc. She doesn't let it slow her down, though!
Besides, these are really funny books and they will take your mind off things for a while.
Laura
